Lug-strap support



E. WELSH. v 'LUG STRAP SUPPORT.

APPLICATION Fl-LED JULY 24 1919.

1,382,581. PatentedJfine 21, 1921.

Eur OFFICE.

RICHARD E. WELSH, OF NEW BEDI'ORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

LUG-STRAP SUPPORT.

Application filed July 24,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD E. WELSH, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New Bedford, county of Bristol, State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lug-Strap Supports, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention relates to lu strap support. As is well known some orm of support is necessary and is used 1n alllooms to hold the lug strap in proper posltlon on the picker stick, but all of those supports with which I am familiar, are subject to one objection or another and, ,'therefore, it has been my purpose in this invention to avoid as far as possible the defects and ob ectlons, and to make a support which will have those qualities and characteristics which are most desired. Among the characterlstlcs of the support constituting my invention is the fact that it can be easily and cheaply made, that it will have unusual lasting qualities, that it can be easily, quickly and securely fastened to the picker stick, that it can be fastened at any point on the picker stick, and may be easily moved any distance on said stick however slight or great that distance may be from the original position, and there secured, that it securely and properly supports the lug strap in the desired position and reduces the wear on that strap to a minimum. The novel features will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the drawings. In

the drawings,

Figure 1 1s a side view of the support applied to a picker stick and supports the lug strap; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view.

In the drawings 10 is the ordinary picker stick of a loom and 11 represents the sweep stick secured to it. The lug strap 12 passes around the picker stick and is secured to the end of the sweep stick 11 by any suitable means, as by the bolt 13.

The support constituting my invention is adapted to be secured to the picker stick 10 at the point desired and to constitute a bearing surface and support for the lug strap 12. It embodies a main frame of suitable wood cut to the form shown in Fig. 2, having the upright stem or portion 14, and having the T-shapedlower end 15. A flat strip of steel 16 fits against the under surface of the T- shaped end 15, and is bent upwardly close Specification of Letters ratent.

191a. Serial 1%. 813,018.

against the ends of the lateral ro ectln above those arms, as shown in 1g. 2. t is secured in place by a bolt pass- 1ng through each upturned portion and through the wood constitutin the bolt being shown at 30. he upper proectmg ends of this strip of metal are provlded wlth openings 17 receiving spindles preferably made of brass. These spindles at their other ends extend into, and are supsiorted b the upright wooden portion 14.

teel r01 ers 18 are mounted on the spindle l7 and fill the space between the upwardly extendlng end 16 and the member 14. The spindles are made of brass, because brass W111 last longer as a wearing surface for steel than steel will. It will be observed that the steel strip 16 serves as a strap or brace for the lower part of the wooden T-shaped frame and secures it against splitting or breakln and in addition supports the spindles 17 or rollers 18. The upper end of the upright portion 14 is rounded transversely as shown at 19 and a metal rivet passes through 1t near the end to prevent splitting or breaking. Below the rivet 20 a steel rod 21 bent to U shape, fits around the picker stick 10 with its free ends passing across the upwardly extending wooden portion 14 and projecting beyond it. Its ends 22 are screw threaded and pass through openings in,a flatsteel plate 23 which fits fiat against the upright member 14. Nuts 24 and inter osed washers 25 fit over the ends 22 and by rawing those ends through the openings in plate 23, clamp the member 14 between the plate and the picker stick 10, and thus the support is secured in place on the picker stick. As an additional means for holding the support arms, and

in place, a pointed pin 26 may be passed through the upper portion of 14 with its end, projecting toward the picker stick about one-eighth of an inch, whereby when the parts are clamped as shown in the drawings, the end of the pin will be embedded slightly in the picker stick. Below the clamping plate 23, steel rollers 27 project from the part 14 parallel to rolleps 18, and they are mounted on spindles 28. The lug strap 12 fits around the upright wood extension 14 between the rollers 18 and rollers 27, and those rollers serve to prevent wear on the edges of the strap. The wooden part 14 furthermore has its corners or edges rounded from the point 29 to the point 31 beyond the edges of the lug strap 12, so as to reduce Patented June 21, 1921.

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friction and wear. It will be observed that the device will support the lug strap between antifriction rollers with a minimum chance of wear, but will securelyi and firmly hold it in the desired position. he support may furthermore be applied to the picker stick at any point desired, giving universal adjustment and the means for applying it is ver simple and easy of operatlon.

aving thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A lug strap support comprisi a T- shaped wooden member adapted to t longitudinally against the edge of a picker stick with the end cross arms projecting laterally, a fiat metal strip fitting the bottoms and ends of the arms secured thereto and its ends projecting above said arms,

spindles mounted at one end in said upwardly extending ends and at the other end 7 in said longitudinal. wooden'section, rollers mounted on said spindles and that portion gitudinally against the edge of a picker stick with the end cross arms pro'ecting laterally, a flat metal strip fittin t e bottoms and endsof the arms secure thereto and its ends projecting above said arms, s indles' mounted at one end in said upwar ly extending ends and at the other end insaid longitudinal wooden section, rollers mounted on said spindles, and additional rollers on opposite sides spaced from and parallel to said first mentioned rollers, the said longitudinal portion between said sets of rollers fbein adapted to receive the lug strap andbelng rounded in cross section at the corners.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RICHARD E. WELSH. 

